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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
agreed
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From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
all
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
back
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From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
best
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From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
bottom
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
boys
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
Brown
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candy
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
carried
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
COIN
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
dime
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
dish-pan
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
Fat's
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
Father
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few
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
find
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
FinenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
fire
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From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
floor
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From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
flour
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
get
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From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
go
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From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
How
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From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
I'll
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From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
inch
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
large
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
later
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
liking
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
moments
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
much
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
now
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
pan
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From this reading "Fine," agreed Father, "and I'll go to get the pan."
place
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From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
placed
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From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
Reddy
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From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
SEARCH
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
SILVER
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
some
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
there
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From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
tin
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From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
Toad
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
trick
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From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
tried
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
try
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
very
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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Toad thought the floor the best place for this trick, the pan was placed there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he returned a few moments later he carried a large tin dish-pan in his hands with an inch of flour in the bottom of it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you do it?" asked Reddy, standing with his back to the fire.
